If it had passed, the Bill of Rights Bill would have repealed the Human Rights Act (HRA), which was introduced in 1998 in order to bring important rights home and give our most vulnerable citizens a powerful means of redress.

In its place would have been, amongst other things, new restrictions on how human rights can be used in claims against the government.

The HRA protects the powerless against the might of the strong and the dictates of the State.  That is why I robustly defend the HRA, as well as Britain’s continued membership of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Shortly after Liz Truss became Prime Minister, she confirmed that the Government would not move forward with the Bill of Rights Bill.  This is very welcome news; however, it is reported that the Government is still considering ways to repeal, replace, or water down the HRA in Parliament and outside of Parliament.

Therefore, whilst we can be glad at the fall of the Bill of Rights Bill, we must remain vigilant in the defence of our basic human rights and strongly push back against Government attempts to erode them.